Top news of the week: 22.05.2020.

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On May 20, 2020
@NathanBenaich shared
RT @graphcoreai: We're excited to announce that @graphcoreai is joining the @Baidu_Inc PaddlePaddle Hardware Ecosystem. The collaboration will enable PaddlePaddle developers to deliver breakthroughs using IPUs across a wide range of AI applications. | Read the full story: https://t.co/nqaWTfRYCK
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G‌‍R‌AP‌HCOR‌‍E JO‌‍INS BAID‌U‌ P‍AD‌‍D‌LEP‍ADD‌LE HAR‍D‍WA‍R‌E EC‍OSYSTEM

G‌‍R‌AP‌HCOR‌‍E JO‌‍INS BAID‌U‌ P‍AD‌‍D‌LEP‍ADD‌LE HAR‍D‍WA‍R‌E EC‍OSYSTEM

Graphcore is to join Baidu’s PaddlePaddle hardware ecosystem, following an announcement by the Beijing-based technology giant at its 2020 Wave Summit.

On May 17, 2020
@johnchavens shared
@hellovictoriav People to follow in tech / ethics: @mona_sloane @katinamichael @KayFButterfield @vdignum @AnjaKasp @ruchowdh @frossi_t @ShannonVallor @alan_winfield @twainus + check all committee members at end of every EAD chapter: https://t.co/i22kvpBLcc. Cheers.
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Ethically Aligned Design

Ethically Aligned Design

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems is launching the Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition.

On May 21, 2020
@ashleyrgold shared
RT @CalHealthline: Using an artificial intelligence program developed by Dr. Albert Hsiao and his colleagues at @UCSanDiego Health system, the image on the right has been dotted with spots of color indicating where there may be lung damage. 📝: @ashleyrgold https://t.co/rCdioDBpMs
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Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine

Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine

The pandemic offers an opportunity to use artificial intelligence programs to help doctors in COVID-19 diagnosis. But some leading hospital systems have shelved their AI technology because ...

On May 21, 2020
@erichorvitz shared
Pursuing a leap in language & perception capabilities: Collaboration between @microsoft & @OpenAI on building out an #AI supercomputer https://t.co/NcHwwCP5UF @compcomcon @TheOfficialACM @IEEEorg @kevin_scott @sama @OpenAI @acmeducation @RealAAAI @WHOSTP @AiCommission
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Microsoft announces new supercomputer, lays out vision for future AI work

Microsoft announces new supercomputer, lays out vision for future AI work

Microsoft has built one of the top five publicly disclosed supercomputers in the world, with new infrastructure available to train very large AI models.

On May 20, 2020
@AI_TechNews shared
Microsoft partners with OpenAI to build Azure supercomputer https://t.co/GA9G3wItMg #microsoft #openai #agi #news #tech #msbuild #ai https://t.co/C44x1QKASA
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Microsoft partners with OpenAI to build Azure supercomputer

Microsoft partners with OpenAI to build Azure supercomputer

Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI to build an Azure-hosted supercomputer for testing large-scale models.

On May 20, 2020
@ashleyrgold shared
RT @latimes: Doctors enlist artificial intelligence to help them defeat the coronavirus https://t.co/9fW5rRK17I
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Doctors enlist artificial intelligence to help them defeat the coronavirus

Doctors enlist artificial intelligence to help them defeat the coronavirus

Researchers are using artificial intelligence programs to navigate the coronavirus crisis. AI helps them decide which patients are most at risk.

On May 18, 2020
@NathanBenaich shared
A new compute era requires a new computer, and a really big one 🖥️ At our online @RAAISorg AI conference on 26th June, we're continuing the thread on AI hardware with Andy Hock, Head of Product @CerebrasSystems! https://t.co/rqBDADC3TE RSVP and join us https://t.co/Pdau536fpf https://t.co/A4AVYjxRr3
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ANDY HOCK

ANDY HOCK

Andy Hock is Head of Product at Cerebras, a computer systems company dedicated to accelerating deep learning. The pioneering Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE) – the largest chip ever built – is at ...

On May 20, 2020
@rafaybaloch shared
RT @theintercept: Facebook Messenger Rooms won’t “watch or listen” to your calls. But Facebook won't say how it will handle metadata like who you chat with and when. https://t.co/imZGSMKUE4
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There’s No Telling What Data Facebook Will Collect If You Use Its Zoom Clone

There’s No Telling What Data Facebook Will Collect If You Use Its Zoom Clone

Messenger Rooms won’t “watch or listen” to your calls. But Facebook won’t say how it will handle metadata like who you chat with and when.